Cork carried their excellent league form into championship last year and Brian Hayes says they’re taking the same approach this season. A point from their final two games against Limerick and Offaly will secure a second successive Division 1A final for Cork, who are now eight games unbeaten in the competition. “I don't take any team inside in the league, no matter what division it is, is going out not to win,” Hayes told TG4 following the latest win over Kilkenny. Read More Cork eyeing league final after passing Kilkenny test"I think you saw the form we had there at the start of last year's championship. Cork won the league play-off game there in 2019 but prior to it, they hadn’t won since the 1980s.

Source: Irish Examiner March 01, 2026 19:54 UTC